{"id":22287,"date":"2026-08-22T06:19:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T06:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=22287"},"modified":"2026-08-23T06:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:17:27","slug":"blackboard-ai-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ai-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard AI guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"22287\" class=\"elementor elementor-22287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-922532a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"922532a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column 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about\r\n        the AI-enabled tools available within Blackboard.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n\r\n    <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:22px\">\r\n        Frequently asked questions\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/frequently-asked-questions-ai-studio\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n            For students and colleagues\r\n        <\/span>\r\n\r\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            Frequently Asked Questions: AI Studio\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n            Answers to common questions about AI Studio, including internet access,\r\n            model currency, student access, suggested prompts and visibility of student activity.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/frequently-asked-questions-ai-conversations\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:28px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n            For students and colleagues\r\n        <\/span>\r\n\r\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            Frequently Asked Questions: AI Conversations\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n            Guidance on using AI Conversations in Blackboard, including activity types,\r\n            previewing, setup, student interaction and instructor access to submitted work.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <h2 style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;font-size:22px\">\r\n        Guides\r\n    <\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/ai-studio\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n            For students and colleagues\r\n        <\/span>\r\n\r\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            AI Studio\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n            An introduction to AI Studio, including what it does, how to access it,\r\n            usage limits and important guidance on responsible use.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/ai-design-assistant\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n            For colleagues\r\n        <\/span>\r\n\r\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            AI Design Assistant\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n            Guidance on using Blackboard's AI Design Assistant to help plan, structure\r\n            and populate course content, including rubrics, discussions, tests, images\r\n            and AI Conversations.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/ava-rubric-and-feedback-assistant\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n            For colleagues\r\n        <\/span>\r\n\r\n        <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n            AVA - Rubric and Feedback Assistant\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n            Guidance on using AVA to summarise rubric feedback and rewrite draft\r\n            feedback within Blackboard's Flexible Grading interface.\r\n        <\/p>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    \r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/blackboard-ai-conversations-quick-guide\/\" style=\"display:block;background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #ddd;border-left:5px solid #7256a8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;color:#222;text-decoration:none\">\r\n\r\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;margin-bottom:10px;padding:3px 9px;background:#f1f1f1;border-radius:4px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.03em;color:#555\">\r\n        For colleagues\r\n    <\/span>\r\n\r\n    <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;font-size:19px;color:#005fcc;text-decoration:underline\">\r\n        Blackboard AI Conversations: Quick Guide\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n\r\n    <p style=\"margin:0;color:#444\">\r\n        A quick guide to using AI Conversations for Socratic questioning and role-play,\r\n        with practical examples across a range of subject areas.\r\n    <\/p>\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&larr; Back to Supporting Changes in Digital Learning and AI Select a resource below for guidance and answers to common questions about the AI-enabled tools available within Blackboard. 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